HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2003-34RESOLUTION NO. 2003-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
TO OPPOSE SB 163 (ALARCON) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING: CC UNTIES AND
CITIES
WHEREAS, California State Senate Bill 163 (Alarcon) would require the C ty of Dian and
Bar to adopt new practices with respect to personal services contracting, and
WHEREAS, SB 163 would create a state mandated local program, and
WHEREAS, SB 163 represents another significant erosion of local control of
administrative tools necessary to manage local government, and
WHEREAS, SB 163 represents an unconstitutional infringement on authority granted
chartered counties and cities, and
WHEREAS, counties and cities already face significant limitations on their ability to seek
cost and administrative efficiencies through contracting out services, and
WHEREAS, SB 163 would add more restrictions and administrative costs, and
WHEREAS, SB 163 could expose local governments to expensive and tiry a consurning
litigation, and
WHEREAS, SB 163 would neutralize compensation- saving advantages oll contract
services by requiring that contractors pay industry wages and not undercut local c, gency wages,
and
WHERESAS, SB 163 mandates that contracting of services NOT result in the
displacement of existing public agency workers without providing ample flexible o 3tions suc h as
administrative protection of salary, transfer to other jobs in the local agency with c ifferent job
titles, or offer of employment with the contractor,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City f Diamond Bar
OPPOSES California State Senate Bill 163 (Alarcon) Personal Services Contracting and di ect
the following:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar shall adopi the Reso ution
and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar opposes SB 163
(Alarcon) and asks all elected official to oppose SB 163.
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SECTION 3. That copies of Resolution 2003 -XX of the City of Diamond Bar be
Distribute to the following individuals, agencies, and/or organizations:
League of California Cities
California Association of Contract Cities
Gonsalves & Son
State Senator Bob Margett
State Assemblyman Bob Pacheco
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17tIj day of
June —2003.
Carol Herrera, Mayor
I, LINDA C. LOWRY, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at the regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the --L7 th day of June
2003 by the following vote: '
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, O'Connor, Zirbes, MPT/Huff,
M/HerreraJ
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None 'C ��.��
nda C. Lowry, City. CI c
City of Diamond Bar
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